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Built a $4 billion platform that routes tuition funding through Walmart, Disney, and Chipotle instead of student loans, Carlson has moved hundreds of thousands of frontline workers into debt-free degrees since co-founding Guild Education in 2015.
Rachel Carlson is the Co-Founder and former CEO of Guild Education, the education benefits platform she co-founded in 2015 with Brittany Stich to partner with major employers and provide tuition-free education to frontline workers.
Guild partners with companies including Walmart, Disney, Chipotle, and Target, and has been valued at over $4 billion. Carlson has been named to Fortune's 40 Under 40 and Time's 100 Most Influential People.
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